PulteGroup promotes Blake Lapinsky to General Sales Manager in Sarasota Area

SARASOTA, Fla. — The South Florida division of PulteGroup, Inc. recently promoted Blake Lapinsky to general sales manager in the Sarasota region, which includes five communities located between Sarasota and Port Charlotte.

Lapinsky joined PulteGroup six years ago as a sales consultant.

Just prior to his promotion to general sales manager, Lapinsky served for three months as a selling sales manager for three Sarasota area communities where PulteGroup’s Centex and DiVosta brands are sold.

Scott Mairn, vice president of sales and marketing for PulteGroup, Inc. in South Florida said in his new role Lapinsky will be overseeing sales of new DiVosta homes at The Isles on Palmer Ranch in Sarasota and IslandWalk at the West Villages in North Port and for new Centex homes at Venetian Falls in Venice, Cypress Falls at The Woodlands in North Port and Riverwood in Port Charlotte. Lapinsky will also be managing The Reserve at Crossing Creek in Bradenton, a new Centex community opening for sales this summer.

A Gainesville native, Lapinsky holds a degree in economics from the University of Florida and is currently working on his MBA at University of South Florida in St. Petersburg. He has lived in Florida 28 years.

“We expect Blake to continue his superlative career and play a major role in the growth and development of our south Florida division,” Mairn said.

Operating exclusively in Florida with seven communities, DiVosta Homes, a brand of PulteGroup, embraces all the fundamental values of quality, customer service and market segmentation, but with a few community design techniques that make the brand unique. DiVosta communities commonly carry names like VillageWalk and IslandWalk, which often include endless walkways, extensive network of lakes and water features and/or expansive town center; encouraging residents to explore their surroundings and enjoy the Florida sun. Over its 50 years, the DiVosta Homes name has established tremendous brand equity in its home state of Florida. For more information on DiVosta,

About Centex

Centex is a national brand of PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE: PHM). Reliably built, smartly designed and affordable, Centex homes bring the pride of home ownership to value-conscious buyers in 20 states. As the leading brand for first-time and value-conscious homebuyers looking for just the right home, Centex balances affordability with unique form and function leading to better living. Buyers put themselves in a better place by choosing Centex. For more information about Centex, visit www.centex.com.

About PulteGroup

PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE: PHM), based in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., is one of America’s largest homebuilding companies with operations in approximately 60 markets throughout the country. Through its brand portfolio that includes Centex, Pulte Homes and Del Webb, the company is one of the industry’s most versatile homebuilders able to meet the needs of multiple buyer groups and respond to changing consumer demand. PulteGroup conducts extensive research to provide homebuyers with innovative solutions and new homes designed for the way people actually live today. As the most awarded homebuilder in customer satisfaction, PulteGroup brands have consistently ranked among top homebuilders in third-party customer satisfaction studies.